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What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

• Title

• Subheadings

• Pictures

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

A eight grade student has been assigned a project where she must highlight the major events in her life over the past three years that have shaped her identity today. Which text feature would be most efficient in organizing this information?

• A one-page essay with bold and colored words throughout.

• A timeline with photographs and illustrations.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following statements is true of nonfiction texts?

• Nonfiction texts center around a plot with a conflict and climax.

• Contains true or factual information

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the purpose of text features?

• They guide the reader through the text.

• They organize information in a way that helps the reader understand the central message of a text.

• They reveal information to the reader that is irrelevant to the text itself.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Making ice-cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container. Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. The mixture must be stirred and whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After the ice-cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice-cream is difficult, but most people would agree that it is worth the trouble.

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• sequence

• chronological

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5